Aerial toy



Feh.- zz, 1927.k 1,618,856

H J. ABRAMS ET 'AL AERIAL 'roy original Filed may 2:5, 1925 gwumato Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

NETED STATES *PATENT oFFlcE. ,l f

HENRYJ. ABHAMS, RICHARD fr. LrnnrooAnjANn FRANK H. s'rnvnns, vo'rAnH Annen,

` f MICHIGAN. Y Y` i AERIAL TOY. l

' Application filed Mey 23, 1925, serial' No. 32,375. Ymeiiee'feii Juiy 2s, islas.'

' The present invention consists of an aerial toy' and has for an objecttlie provision ofl novel means for projecting an element into the" air and simultaneously imparting a rotary movement thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide'a toy of this character which lwill project the air piece intohigh altitudes while being rotated, the air piece being so constructed that its descentwill be gradual and graceful to presenta picturesque ligure. A co-ordinate object, of the invention is to provide a toy of this character which is made of durable material and constructed to effect very ellicieiit functioning of the device and is operable in a convenient manner to permit projection of its air piece in any desired plane. f

f Other objects of the invention will .be apparent from the following description of the present preferred form of the invention, whereinz- Y j F ig. 1 is a longitudinal vsectional view of an aerial toy constructed inV accordance with lthe present .invention showing the aerial piece removedy therefrom and showing a part of the handle in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the aerial piece; f

Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the, saine;

Fig. 4e is a plan View loo-king at the inner face of the movable part of the impelling member; and f j Fig. 5 is a similar view of the outer face of said part.

The device of the prese-nt invention consists of an impelling member generally designated 6 and an air piece generally designated 7. The imp'elling member consists of a body shaped like arevolver having a barrel 8 and a handle 9. The body ispreferably constructed from a single sheet of metal and has a. portion of the bottom of the barrel struck out to Yprovide a trigger chamber 10. The impelling member `includes a movable part generallyv designated 11 which comprises a circular shell ordruin 12 which has arms 13 radiating therefrom at diametrically Aopposite points. The disk comprising the outerv face of the drum is pressed out to provide f a concentric stud 14e while the disk com-V prising the inner face of the drum has an elongated cylindrical tube 15 issuing therefrom which is concentrically mounted in the barrel 8. It will be noted that both faces ofthe drum '12' areY in aplaneappreciably beyond the Vplane of the faces of thefarins 13.- The inner face of the drum has fingers ll'struck inwardly thereon thereby provid- Y fil) cal spring '18 the convolutions of ,whichh en- '1 circle the tube 15, the innermost convolution being anchored on the inner end of. the barrel 8, Aas indicated atv 19, while the outermost convolution is anchored on the inner face of .the drum 12, as indicated at'20.

' An l.additional part of -tlie iiiipelling 'ele mentv consists "ofa trigger 20 embodying a rod one end of which'is engageable in any onev of the. slots formed byfstriking in the linger 16 while the opposite end is vformed to provide a finger piece 21 arranged in Aclose proximity to the handle 9 ofthe body. VThe rod 20 is equipped witlian intermediate annulus 22 whichv rides iii a depression 23 l -f formed in the barrel `10. A coil spring 24 is mounted onftlie rod 2O one en d of which abuts the annulus122 while theoppositeend Y ,i

abuts the inner wall'jof'the' vdepression r23. The spring2le bears against the annulus 22 to force the outerfendv of the rod-into 'engagement with tlieinn'er facelof tlie"druin"12. The rod is so positioned that Dit will successively engage the tapered slots formed by striking in the lingers 16, the latter yieldingly embracing the rod in an apparent manner.

Theair piece in the present instance is of circular configuration and consists of a rim 25 the marginal edge of which is bent at right angles to provide an annular flange 26. A hub 27 is formed concentrically in the rim and has a series of blades 27 radiating therefrom, portionsof the outer end of which are formed integral with the rim 25. The unconnected portion of each blade is pressed inwardly and hasA one of the margins thereof 'bent at right angles as indicated at 28 and shown'gin Fig. 2. It will be noted that the pressed in portions of the blades 27 are housed by the annular flange 26 to prevent direct contact of the lblades With an object during the Hight or trajectory of the air` Y piece. The hub 27 is provided with a cenvtral opening 29 which corresponds to and is .the striking in of the fingers 16. ,The trigger prevents reverse rotation of the movable part in an apparent manner. Afterythis, the air piece is mounted upon the movable part ofthe,impellingmember in ,a manner heretotore described and the trigger is then pulled. When the trigger is pulled the movable partof the impelling member is simulk taneously thrust outwardly and rotated so as'to impart bothvan impelling and rotating movement to the air piece. In .view of the peculiar construction of the blades ofthe air piece the latterivvill be elevated to relatively high altitudes and after having reached the peak of its ascent will begin to gravitate `gradually and gracefully particularly in view of its especial construction. The iinpelling member is of such construction that it may be conveniently grasped in the hand and conveniently operated for starting the air piece on its `flight in the manner above described.

7e are aware that numerous changes-may be madein this device in order ,to produce varied effects of the air piece during flight and after its descent. We have -alcove described, however, only a single form of the invention by the principle involved therein.

What is claimed is 1. An aerial toyv including an impelling elementV comprising a revolver shaped body anda tube con entrically mounted in the barrel ot the boty the outer end of Which issues into a drum With radial arms, a spring encircling said tube having one end anchored on said drum and the other end anchored on the revolver barrel, a trigger carried by the barrel and engaged with said drum, and an air piece mounted on said drum.

v2. An aerial toy including a revolver shaped body equipped with a movable part embodying a tube mounted in the barrel of said body, a spring encircling said tube` one end of 4Whichis anchored on said bodyand the `oppositev end anchored Aon.saidniovable part, a trigger directly engagedivitli Vsaid iii ovahle I part i beyond thc endv of the revolver barrel to hold the .latter inra lined position against `the resistancel of said spring, and an air piece mounted onsaid movablepartand pioiected therefrom byV said spring When Vthe trigger is released.

3. An aerial toy comprising'an impelling member Which includes a movable part einbodying a circular' .drum having la `portion thereof pressedout to provide a concentric stud, and an air piece mounted on=and engaged to said drumand provided with a central opening to receive said stud,

ei; Atlyingtoy includingai-evclver shaped body .a portion of the vbarrel ofwhich is tures.

vHENRY J. ABRAMS. Y RICHARD T. LIDDICOAT.

lFRANK H. STEVENS.

In testimony whereof We aiiix our signa- 

